Deal of the Day: Apple iPad Air 2 Tablet 16 GB Wi-Fi Gold

Looking for the ideal Christmas gift. You have found it. Buy your Apple iPad Air 2 today at the Smartphone and Tablet Emporium . When Apple introduced the 9.7-inch iPad Pro on March 21, 2016, it seized the mantle of best iPad ever. The spitting image of the celebrated iPad Air 2, this smaller sibling of the original iPad Pro brings to the table a marvelous combination of form factor perfection and cutting-edge specs. Noteworthy features include a blazing fast processor; killer cameras (front and rear); an enhanced, antireflective display; and support for Apple's Pencil and Smart Keyboard. With a near-perfect balance between tablet power and portability, the 9.7-inch iPad Pro is pricy, sure, starting at $599 -- but also the new gold standard in the tablet category. That noted, the iPad Air 2, the progenitor of the 9.7-inch iPad Pro design, remains arguably the better value. As of September 2016, the 32GB iPad Air 2 costs $200 less than the 32GB iPad Pro and has virtually everything a conventional user needs in a tablet. With a keyboard accessory, it's a great portable writing tool -- unlike the iPad Mini 2 and Mini 4, which are both just a tad too small for keyboards. Its screen is well-suited to watching movies. And it handles multitasking a bit better than the Mini 4.